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VANTAGE DELUXE WORLD TRAVEL
Trip Extension
Grand European River Cruise
 
Amsterdam | Transylvania & Hidden Romania
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Amsterdam
3 Nights from only $699
Jump to Transylvania & Hidden Romania

With your international airfare already included, it’s the ideal opportunity to spend time in one of Europe’s most fascinating capital cities! Your hotel is located in the very heart of beautiful Amsterdam, near the Royal Palace and the shopping district.
Your included canal cruise acquaints you with Amsterdam’s canals and historic landmarks and features entrance to the Rijksmuseum. You’ll also have free time to explore at your own pace, perhaps joining one of these optional tours: Jewish Heritage tour, Van Gogh and historic Renaissance home tour, “Amsterdam by Night,” and Zaanse Schans and Edam tour. There’s so much to do and see here!

Included Features:
  • 3 nights at the Superior First-Class NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsy (or similar)
  • Canal cruise of Amsterdam, and visit to the Rijksmuseum
  • Buffet breakfast daily
  • Vantage Program Manager, transfers, and baggage handling (except in customs)

*Prices are per person, double occupancy based on July and August departures. Add $100 per person for all other departures. Singles add $300.
 
Your Trip Extension Itinerary
 
DaySchedule and Accommodations
1 Disembark Ship / Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Bid adieu to your Vantage river cruise ship, then transfer to the hotel, the Superior First-Class NH Krasnapolsky Hotel (or similar), where you'll stay for 3 nights. After a welcome briefing, enjoy the rest of the day at leisure.





NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky      
2 Amsterdam

Enjoy a buffet breakfast at the hotel before a morning canal cruise of Amsterdam, including visits to the Rijksmuseum and one of Amsterdam’s oldest diamond-cutting workshops. The afternoon and evening are at leisure.




NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky      
3 Amsterdam

Following a buffet breakfast at the hotel, you have the day and evening to enjoy Amsterdam at leisure, or you may choose an optional tour to Delft and The Hague with lunch and a visit to the Mauritshuis Museum (note, the Mauritshuis is closed on Mondays).




NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky      
4 Return flights home

Enjoy a buffet breakfast at the hotel before transferring to the airport for your flight home.



Transylvania & Hidden Romania
4 Nights from only $549
Jump to Amsterdam

Even without the lure of vampire legends, Romania’s central region of Transylvania is a superb travel destination, with its rugged mountain scenery, medieval villages, and well-preserved towns. Now you can be among the first Westerners to experience it firsthand — at a great Vantage value! Your international airfare is already included, of course, plus you’ll get seven meals, three sightseeing tours, an optional full-day Sighisoara & Peles tour, and much more. Perhaps most intriguing, you’ll uncover the reality behind the legend of Dracula himself!

Included Features:
  • 1 night at the Superior First-Class JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel (or similar) ★★★★+
  • 3 nights in Brasov, Romania at the Aro Palace Hotel (or similar)
  • 7 meals
  • City tour of Brasov including Black Church
  • Tour of Sinaia Monastery
  • Tour of Dracula’s Bran Castle
  • Vantage Program Manager, transfers, and baggage handling overseas (except in Customs)

*Price is per person, double occupancy based on July and August departures. Add $50 per person for all other departures. Singles add $200.
 
Your Trip Extension Itinerary
 
DaySchedule and Accommodations
1 Depart gateway for overnight flight to Bucharest, Romaniaa



2 Arrive Bucharest, Romania

Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel in Bucharest, the JW Marriott Bucharest Hotel (or similar). Enjoy a welcome briefing and the evening at leisure.




JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel      
3 Bucharest / Sinaia / Brasov

After a buffet breakfast at the hotel this morning, transfer by motorcoach to Brasov, stopping in Sinaia en route
to enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. Visit the Sinaia Monastery before continuing to Brasov, where you check into the Aro Palace Hotel (or similar), where you spend the next 3 nights.





Aro Palace Hotel      
4

Embark on a walking tour of Brasov featuring the Black Church, followed by an afternoon at leisure. This evening, enjoy dinner at a local restaurant with entertainment.



Aro Palace Hotel      
5 Brasov

Enjoy a day at leisure or join an optional full-day Transylvania Highlights tour including a walking tour of Sighisoara, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and birthplace of Dracula, and a tour of Peles Castle (or visit Pelisor Castle if Peles is closed).




Aro Palace Hotel      
6 Bucharest

Set off on a tour to Bran Castle, legendary home of Dracula. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant before continuing to Bucharest, where you check into the Superior First-Class JW Bucharest Marriott Grand Hotel (or similar), joining the regular program on Day 2.

JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel